What an exciting time to be a missionary! I wish you all could've been here on the MTC (Missionary Training Center) campus when we heard the announcement that missionaries will now be able to call and text their families on preparation day. Just imagine hundreds of excited missionaries smiling and crying and hugging, and imagine being asked hundreds of times if you've heard "the news" before trying to express how much you "can't believe it". First pants, now this? The Lord is providing His children, as well as His missionaries, with increased responsibility, and He is treating us with greater trust.
Being a sister training leader has been a wonderful blessing for me this past week, as well as an incredible challenge. For those of you who are unfamiliar with what being a "sister training leader" means (like Sister Jensen a week ago), we basically just keep an eye on the sisters of our branch (a group of several districts of missionaries). We work with the Branch presidency, go to meetings, have a special flip-phone that we carry everywhere but have never actually gotten to use (which is a good thing I guess...there was one close shave that we like to call our "fake emergency" but don't worry, the sister wasn't actually going into anaphylactic shock or anything and was actually fine), and help train and welcome new missionaries. I have truly learned to love the sweet sisters I have been assigned to serve. Next week we have FIFTEEN new sisters coming into our branch, so that will be fun!
We were told today that our floor will be moving buildings in the next few days so that they can redo the carpet in our building. Sister Bloom literally just barely finished unpacking after we had to abruptly switch rooms sometime last week. We maaaay be the only missionaries ever who can say that they've had to move three times within our three weeks at the MTC. With only six days left here in Provo, maybe we should just pack up for good and stop trying to get comfortable here.
Random things I've learned:
"If you really want it, then you have to want it more than air" (one of our MTC teachers while talking about setting goals)
Remember how I love singing in the MTC choir? I like it better on days where I'm NOT asked to pray in front of all 600 or so missionaries. Enough said.
The most important step of the journey is the first step
"Pray always, that you may come off conqueror" (D&C 10:5) When things are hard, remember who you have on your side. GOD. Still feel like you can't do it? I don't think so.
Be careful about the details (the tiny, seemingly insignificant choices you're making), because someday those tiny details will become the bigger picture
Teaching the gospel is fun! And thanks to the spirit, it's effective and powerful as well
We sang the song "Be Still My Soul" together as a district, and I wanted to share it with all of you (the solo is by Elder Christenson aka the singing cowboy, who studied music before coming). We are far from perfect at singing, but the message of the song is finding peace through Jesus Christ, and His love for us IS perfect. I can promise you, as a messenger of Jesus Christ, that as you turn to your Savior Jesus Christ, you can each find greater peace in your life. Turn to your Savior! Pray to your God! He is waiting to hear from you.
Love,
Sister Jensen
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